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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 160-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 1-10 W 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 9.5V DC Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.6 A 68 mA ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E JIM-MX-000021S HEATHKIT-SB-000620